Installing a rubber roof

If you want a durable roof, then a rubber roof can be one of your choices. It can be found in shingle form, or as a whole roof sheet.

Some of the tools and materials that you will need are:

Shovel
Push broom
Shingle scraper
Rip-claw hammer
Roof flashings
Nails
Hammer
Tar paper
Electric staple gun
Utility knife
Staples
Shingles
Push broom.
Pneumatic nail gun
Tar paper

Remove the old roof

Use a shingle scrapper to remove the old roof. You can also use a rip-claw to remove the nails from the old shingles. Sweep away the debris resulted from this process.

Preparation

Inspect the roof and look for any damaged areas. Do an necessary repairs. Nail the nails that couldn’t be removed.

Flashings and drip edges

Wherever there is a roof intersection, you will need to install a flashing. Go around the roof and install a drip edge.

Start strip

Start by placing the starter strip at the base of the roof. The start strip is installed under the first row of the rubber shingles to prevent any water from getting to the roof underlayment.

Shields

Next you will need to install the water barrier. Start from the outer edges of the roof. These shields will prevent any water leaks.

Tar paper

Now get the tar paper rolls onto the roof. Start from one side to the other. The rolls need to overlap each other by at least 3 inches. Use a staple gun to fix the paper to the roof. You can rent the stapler from any hardware store. It will save you a lot of time. Use an utility knife to trim the tar paper.

Use more tar paper in the flashings areas.

Roof shingles

Start from the lowest corner on each side of the roof and then go upwards. The rows will need to overlap each other by 4 inches. It will require more material and the costs will get much higher, but at least your roof will be protected from leaks.

Fixing the roof shingles

Use a pneumatic nail gun or a hammer to fix the shingles in place. You should use 4-5 nails per shingle.